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Synonyms for insist
ɪnˈsɪstin·sist
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insist, take a firm standverb
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
"I must insist!"
Synonyms:
importune, take a firm stand, assertimportune, insistverb
beg persistently and urgently
"I importune you to help them"
Synonyms:
importune, take a firm stand, assertinsist, assertverb
assert to be true
"The letter asserts a free society"
Synonyms:
swear, importune, asseverate, maintain, verify, assert, take a firm stand, put forward, swan, affirm, avow, aver
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Insist vs. Persist -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Insist and Persist.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#422 | press | |
#1362 | command | |
#1778 | stand | |
#1829 | demand | |
#2022 | claim | |
#2422 | maintain | |
#2989 | stress | |
#3402 | exact | |
#3587 | push | |
#4675 | verify | |
#7367 | refuse | |
#7851 | deny | |
#8574 | reject | |
#9811 | urge | |
#10166 | enforce | |
#10368 | swan | |
#12802 | emphasize | |
#13093 | assert | |
#13628 | swear | |
#13994 | insist | |
#17449 | dwell | |
#18561 | persist | |
#19326 | insists | |
#19474 | affirm | |
#20325 | contend | |
#32104 | emphasise | |
#39205 | aver | |
#51937 | persevere | |
#67597 | nasr | |
#91682 | extort | |
#170258 | avow |
How to use insist in a sentence?
In Florida, we not only know that parents have a right to be involved, we insist that parents have a right to be involved.
The firefighters insist on cutting to the front of the line ahead of everybody else.
Taking Down Backpage, many survivors have come forward over the years, sharing their own horror stories to insist on dignity and justice for all.
From the beginning, the Obama-era Iran Deal was deeply flawed. Iran’s hostile actions since its signing have only reaffirmedthat it remains dedicated to sowing instability in the region, joe Biden is right to insist that we hold Iran accountable both today and for the long-term. There will now be an implementation period for applying sanctions on Iran. During that time, it is my hope that the United States will continue to work with our allies to achieve consensus on addressing a range of destabilizing Iranian behavior — both nuclear and non-nuclear.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
If the world powers are not prepared to insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal is signed, they should at the very least be prepared to insist that Iran changes its behavior before the deal expires.
Translations for insist
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- إصرArabic
- trvatCzech
- bestehenGerman
- επιμένωGreek
- insistiEsperanto
- empeñar, insistirSpanish
- inttää, vaatia, vakuuttaaFinnish
- insisterFrench
- ragaszkodik, kitartHungarian
- bersikerasIndonesian
- מתעקשHebrew
- 主張Japanese
- 주장하다Korean
- teneoLatin
- volhouden, met klem beweren, blijven bij, erop staanDutch
- insistirPortuguese
- настоять, настаиватьRussian
- trvať, naliehaťSlovak
- shinikizoSwahili
- పట్టుబట్టుTelugu
- ยืนยันThai
- ısrar etmek, yinelemek, üstelemek, bastırmakTurkish
- năn nỉVietnamese
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